We’ve been in DOE training for the past three days. On Monday, I found out I will be teaching fourth grade! And then I met my principal and found out, nuh-uh, I will be teaching second grade! haha. So, unless it changes again, I will be a 2nd grade teacher at Faleasao Elementary this year. And I’ll only have nine students! So stoked! Most of the kids will not speak English well and some may not speak it at all. I’m really excited about being able to focus so much on TEFL! We also found out which house we’ll be living in today and that we are going to have a roommate. So much information!

Wes and I (and another outer-island volunteer) are staying in the village of Leone with 3 WorldTeach friends. Their house is fantastic. They have lime, lemon, coconut, papaya, and banana trees in the yard. They also have this cool little store right in front of their house so they don’t have to go too far to get the basics. If I were living on the mainland I’d totally want to live here. One of the girls, Quinn, and I walked down to sliding rock yesterday (photos later..) and explored the coast. This area is much more remote/rural than where we were and where most of the other volunteers are now. I definitely prefer this area, and that makes me feel pretty good about moving to Faleasao.

The other elementary volunteer and I are flying to Ta’u tomorrow. My flight leaves around 1pm. It’ll be weird getting to our house before Wes, but at least I’ll be able to see my classroom sooner than I thought.

I’ll try to post some more photos/updates after we get to Ta’u. Pray for safe flights for us! :)

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About Cat Q.

For three years, I lived on a tiny little island in the South Pacific called Ta'u, where I taught elementary and high school English. Much of this blog is a chronicle of my time there, and of the travels we were able to do while we were on that side of the world. Now, I'm doing a different kind of travelling in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia with my husband and two children.

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Soooo exciting!!! You are going to be the best 2nd grade teacher ever! And I love that you have so few students…you’ll really be able to spend time working with each of them. :) I can’t wait to hear all about it and your um…roommate! IIIIIIIIIIII missssssssssssssss youuuuuuuuuuuuu.

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The thoughts and opinions expressed on this blog are my own and do not reflect those of the American Samoa Department of Education, Manu'a High School, the WorldTeach organization, or any other palagis living and teaching in the south pacific.